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A Monte Carlo method applied to the Heisenberg ferromagnet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

D. C. Handscomb
D. C. Handscomb
Affiliation:
Oxford University Computing Laboratory, 9 South Parks Road, Oxford
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Abstract

Following on from a previous paper (5), we apply the new Monte Carlo method described there to the estimation of order parameters of a simple Heisenberg ferromagnet. By way of illustration, we include some results on the simple cubic lattice, comparing them with results obtained by conventional methods.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , January 1964 , pp. 115 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1964

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